照顾zhào gùto take care of; to look after

1. 1.

   to take care of; to look afterverb

2. 2.

   to show consideration; to attend toverb

• 照not compositional here
• 顾to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to

照顾 can take the person after it, 一下 can keep a request short, and 很 can strengthen the care or consideration.

1. HSK 1

   妈妈照顾孩子。

   Māma zhàogù háizi.

   Mom looks after the child.

2. HSK 1

   我在家照顾妈妈。

   Wǒ zài jiā zhàogù māma.

   I look after Mom at home.

3. HSK 1

   请你照顾一下他。

   Qǐng nǐ zhàogù yíxià tā.

   Please look after him for a moment.

4. HSK 1

   他很照顾我。

   Tā hěn zhàogù wǒ.

   He is very considerate of me.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   谁照顾孩子？

   Shéi zhàogù háizi?

   Who looks after the child?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   妈妈照顾孩子。

   Māma zhàogù háizi.

   Mom looks after the child.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   你在家照顾妈妈吗？

   Nǐ zài jiā zhàogù māma ma?

   Do you look after Mom at home?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   我在家照顾妈妈。

   Wǒ zài jiā zhàogù māma.

   I look after Mom at home.

5. 
   Speaker A:

   请你照顾一下他。

   Qǐng nǐ zhàogù yíxià tā.

   Please look after him for a moment.

6. 
   Speaker B:

   好，我照顾他。

   Hǎo, wǒ zhàogù tā.

   OK, I'll look after him.

1. 1.Fill in the blank: 妈妈___孩子。(Mom looks after the child.)

   A照顾B是C的
2. 2.Which sentence means "Please look after him for a moment"?

   A请你照顾一下他。B他很聪明。C我在学校。
3. 3.Fill in the blank: 我在家照顾___。(I look after Mom at home.)

   A妈妈B个C不

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